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PODCAST: Realising the benefits of veterans in the workforce – life after uniform, Mat Jones, Soldier On Australia

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Mat Jones, Soldier On

This Anzac Day, Soldier On Australia conducted an awareness and education campaign in honour of those Australians who returned from war 100 years ago, and to support the ongoing services that they continue to offer to veterans and their families.

This Anzac Day, Soldier On Australia conducted an awareness and education campaign in honour of those Australians who returned from war 100 years ago, and to support the ongoing services that they continue to offer to veterans and their families.

In this episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, host Phil Tarrant is joined by Soldier On CEO Mat Jones, who discusses the campaign, his journey into the role that he is in today, and the programs that Soldier On is conducting to help defence personnel transition into life after service.

He will address the shift in dialogue in recent years away from the stigmatisation of mental health issues and the acceptance of mental health conditions as an “injury” like any other, reveal the types of roles that veterans are shifting into, and why he believes that one of the key concerns facing the sector is collaboration across companies, departments, and various stakeholders involved in the life after service transition process.

Enjoy the podcast,

The Defence Connect team

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Episode 11: PODCAST: Aerobatics, military aviation and Australian air shows, with Paul Bennet
Episode 10: CONTESTED GROUND: Australia and the West must ask themselves new questions in the face of the modern world, with Robbin Laird
Episode 9: PODCAST: Black Hawk capability, B-21 bomber debate, and upcoming budget
Episode 8: PODCAST: Supermarine Spitfire, warbird aviation and modern aerial innovation, with Keith Russell
Episode 7: PODCAST: Bushmaster PMV funding, long-range strike expansion and cyber defence
Episode 6: PODCAST: Space Command workforce expansion and operationalising the domain, with Major General Gregory Novak AM
Episode 5: CONTESTED GROUND: The Defence budget, inflationary pressures and domestic information warfare
Episode 4: SPOTLIGHT: Maritime sustainment, mission-ready maintenance and resilient fleet capability, with Serco’s David Astbury
Episode 3: PODCAST: Anzac Day reflections, veteran support reform and ADF workforce trends, with Minister Matt Keogh
Episode 2: SPOTLIGHT: Open-source growth across defence and national security, with SUSE CMO Margaret Dawson